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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 2, 2022 Australia’s Nick Kyrgios reacts during his third round match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 2, 2022 Australia’s Nick Kyrgios reacts during his third round match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Nick Kyrgios is having one of the most successful seasons of his career. Earlier this year, he scripted a brilliant performance alongside his compatriot, Thanasi Kokkinakis. The duo won the Australian Open men’s doubles title, their maiden Grand Slam title victory. Further, Kyrgios had a consistent run in the subsequent tournaments.
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Earlier this month, Kyrgios continued his fine form by making it to the finals of the Wimbledon Championships. However, in the summit clash, he lost out to the former World Number 1, Novak Djokovic. Recently, he gave a savage reply to a fan’s question on social media.
Nick Kyrgios talks about his cockiness
During a question and answer session on Instagram, one of the fans asked Kyrgios, “Why do you think you need to be so cocky?” Replying to this question, he wrote, “People tend to confuse my confidence for arrogance because they have no idea what I’ve been through.”
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 30: Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during their Men’s Singles first round match on Day One of the 2021 US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
On several occasions, the Australian star has found himself in the center of controversy on the tennis court. Take the example of this season. Earlier this year, he smashed his racket so hard on the court in Indian Wells that it came close to hitting a ball boy. Subsequently, he received a fine for his actions.
Kyrgios suffers an untimely injury setback
In the ongoing Atlanta Open, Kyrgios suffered a knee injury. As a result, he pulled out of the singles competition at the Atlanta Open. However, he is playing in doubles and has teamed up with compatriot, Thanasi Kokkinakis. The duo is the second seed at the tournament and has reached the semifinals.
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Talking about his latest injury setback, Kyrgios said, “I just want to say that I’m extremely shattered that I’m not able to compete tonight. I’ve won this tournament once and I’m playing some of the best tennis of my career.”
Kyrgios will hope that this injury does not affect his US Open participation. The last Grand Slam tournament of the season will take place later in August.
